In the Shadows (2001 film)
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| Directed by | Ric Roman Waugh |
| Produced by | David Glasser |
| Written by | Ric Roman Waugh |
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| Music by | Adam Gorgoni |
| Cinematography | Chuck Cohen |
| Edited by | Martin Hunter |
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| Distributed by | Focus Features |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
In the Shadows is a thriller film directed and written by Ric Roman Waugh and starring Matthew Modine, James Caan, Joey Lauren Adams, Lillo Brancato and Cuba Gooding Jr.. It was released in the United States on June 22, 2001. In the film, Modine plays hit man Eric O'Bryne, who is sent to kill veteran Hollywood stuntman Lance Huston (Caan), falls in love with the target's daughter (Adams) and then decides to become a stuntman himself.
Plot
Hit man Eric O'Byrne (Matthew Modine) has orders from the mob: kill Hollywood stunt coordinator Lance Huston (James Caan). In order to make the hit, Eric travels to Florida and insinuates himself into Lance's world as a stuntman. He also slips into a dangerous romance with Lance's daughter, Clarissa (Joey Lauren Adams). As time draws near to O'Byrne deadly act, he starts to grow a conscience -- a development that could be his greatest asset or his fatal weakness.